Sky Arts Wednesday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
John Wilson Orchestra Presents Cole Porter in Hollywood
A concert paying tribute to the American songwriter
Anna-Jane Casey, Scarlett Strallen, Matt Ford and Richard Morrison join the conductor and his ensemble to pay tribute to the songwriter in a concert at the Royal Albert Hall

8:00 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

8:30 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman eavesdrops on a private conversation
A woman eavesdrops on a private conversation while at lunch, which has disastrous repercussions on her marriage

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A retired thief tries to break into a new safe as a publicity stunt
A retired thief tries to break into a new safe as a publicity stunt, but the money inside proves too much of a temptation for the ex-convict. Starring John Mills and June Ritchie

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
An insurance investigator looks into the case of a twice-widowed woman
An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs Gillespie, who has been widowed twice and both times enjoyed windfall

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman learns her husband has been seeing another woman
A former nurse learns that her husband has been seeing another woman when he goes away on business trips

11:00 AM
Discovering: Claude Rains
The life and career of the English actor
The life and career of the English actor, who was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Casablanca, Mr. Skeffington and Notorious

12:00 PM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

12:30 PM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A writer uncovers an intriguing story
A writer uncovers an intriguing story when he revisits his wartime lodgings. Drama, starring Leslie Caron and James Aubrey

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An eccentric stranger arrives in town
An eccentric stranger arrives in town and bewitches the children with his magic, but he appears to have something else up his sleeve. Drama, starring Derek Jacobi

2:00 PM
John Wayne: America at All Costs
A profile of the actor
Documentary exploring all sides of the Oscar-winning actor, while also dissecting 50 years of American history and its effect on film industry

3:00 PM
Discovering: Janet Leigh
A profile of the American actress
A profile of the American actress, who starred in Orson Welles' 1958 film Touch of Evil before achieving worldwide fame in 1960 for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho

4:00 PM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Sid James
Barry Cryer pays tribute to comedy actor Sid James, who rose to fame in Hancock's Half Hour and became a mainstay of the Carry On franchise

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021
The winning artist paints a portrait of violinist Nicola Benedetti
Following the winner as they complete a £10,000 commission to paint violinist Nicola Benedetti for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two amateur crooks plan a bank robbery
Two would-be burglars enlist the help of a professional villain, but things do not turn out as planned. Starring Harry H Corbett and Fulton Mackay

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A police constable is used as a decoy
A police constable is used as bait to catch a murderer. Drama, starring Susan Penhaligon and Tim Woodward

7:00 PM
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
An assailant is attacking women in a small college town
An assailant is brutally attacking women in a small college town and a host of weird staff members are suspects. Starring Jeffrey Hunter and Vera Miles

8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
Highlights of the competition
Stephen Mangan presents highlights of the competition in which artists were challenged to capture spectacular views at locations around the UK

9:00 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Tutorials for budding artists
Tutorials for budding artists, with each edition focusing on a different subject or technique, while Tai-Shan Schierenberg has tips on painting portraits

9:30 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
The basics of painting and drawing
Tutorials by painters from both Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year series, helping viewers understand the basics of painting and drawing

10:00 PM
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
Waldemar Januszczak explores the style
Art historian Waldemar Januszczak explores the style of 16th-century European art in which the human imagination was allowed to run wild and be exciting

11:15 PM
Guy Garvey: From the Vaults
A look back at 1979
The Elbow frontman looks back at 1979, featuring rare and long-unseen TV performances by the likes of Tina Turner, the Police, Roxy Music, Lindisfarne and Judy Tzuke

12:15 AM
Cover Your Ears
The censorship of music
How the censorship of music has shaped how people view art, how it's made and who those same individuals are as consumers

2:15 AM
Brian Johnson Meets Dave Grohl
The two rock stars chat about life on the road.
Two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees come together as AC/DC singer Brian Johnson chats with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl about life on the road

3:45 AM
Isle of Wight Festival Greatest Hits
Highlights of Foo Fighters' 2006 performance
Highlights of Foo Fighters' 2006 headline performance, featuring hits such as Times Like These, Best of You, Monkey Wrench and Everlong

4:10 AM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Billy Connolly
Barry Cryer pays tribute to pioneering stand-up comedian Billy Connolly, who also appeared in films including Mrs Brown, The Last Samurai and Indecent Proposal

5:10 AM
Auction: David Hockney Special
The sale of Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
The sale of Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)

5:35 AM
Auction
David and Peggy Rockefeller's art collection goes on sale
The extraordinary art collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller goes up for sale at Christie's in New York
